Comments for Infonista http://infonista.com On being an information entrepreneur Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:15:21 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now by Weekly Digest for September 2nd « May Yan http://infonista.com/2010/what-mlis-grad-schools-need-to-tell-prospective-%e2%80%93-and-current-%e2%80%93-students-now/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Weekly Digest for September 2nd « May Yan Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:15:21 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=217#comment-190 [...] Shared Infonista | What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now. [...] [...] Shared Infonista | What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now. [...]

]]> Comment on What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now by Kim Dority http://infonista.com/2010/what-mlis-grad-schools-need-to-tell-prospective-%e2%80%93-and-current-%e2%80%93-students-now/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Kim Dority Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:51:23 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=217#comment-189 Karen, excellent advice about "reading between the lines" then matching up your skill set to the need identified. And Alice, I really hope you're right about libraries that are closing now reopenng in the future - for the sake of this country, not to mention for many of my now unemployed friends! And Tracy, you are the poster child for being incredibly smart and strategic about making the most of your grad school years -- I wish we could get you in front of every incoming MLIS cohort to describe your path so far. This is exactly the approach ALL students need to be taking! (And, needless to say, what all MLIS programs should be encouraging them to do....) Karen, excellent advice about “reading between the lines” then matching up your skill set to the need identified. And Alice, I really hope you’re right about libraries that are closing now reopenng in the future – for the sake of this country, not to mention for many of my now unemployed friends!

And Tracy, you are the poster child for being incredibly smart and strategic about making the most of your grad school years — I wish we could get you in front of every incoming MLIS cohort to describe your path so far. This is exactly the approach ALL students need to be taking! (And, needless to say, what all MLIS programs should be encouraging them to do….)

]]> Comment on What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now by Tracy Guza http://infonista.com/2010/what-mlis-grad-schools-need-to-tell-prospective-%e2%80%93-and-current-%e2%80%93-students-now/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Tracy Guza Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:59:15 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=217#comment-188 I could not agree more. In 2009 when I decided to pursue my MLIS, I had to first choose between two programs with similar offerings. Although one program was rated more highly in the US News and World Reports ratings and more of a prevalent force in my local library community, the other was more than $10K less in cost. I chose the fiscally conservative option reasoning that for anyone, a graduate degree is what you put into it and with more LIS career uncertainty, it would be prudent to avoid hefty borrowing. The caveat was that I needed to take charge of my MLIS experience the very same way I intend to take charge of my new career. It has been a hustle so far, but I am learning more about many topics than I ever anticipated. I've lined up an internship related to taxonomy, I have been selected to be a student librarian for a temporary assignment at the public library working on digital projects and metadata, and I am presenting a segment on digital asset management for creative teams (using information from my former career in advertising) at an upcoming tech related "unconference". Since I started my program, I have taken each and every opportunity to reach out to different types of LIS professionals in my community. Sometimes a school assignment provides the perfect springboard to a connection - for example, interviewing a Visual Resources Manager for an Archives paper or talking to a Taxonomy Lead at a major retailer for a Vocabulary Design assignment. Granted, it is helpful that I have an open mind about where I land and technology is my focus. However, it is just like life in general - one must take the bull by the horns and figure out how to make their passion for information translate to opportunities. I could not agree more. In 2009 when I decided to pursue my MLIS, I had to first choose between two programs with similar offerings. Although one program was rated more highly in the US News and World Reports ratings and more of a prevalent force in my local library community, the other was more than $10K less in cost.

I chose the fiscally conservative option reasoning that for anyone, a graduate degree is what you put into it and with more LIS career uncertainty, it would be prudent to avoid hefty borrowing.

The caveat was that I needed to take charge of my MLIS experience the very same way I intend to take charge of my new career. It has been a hustle so far, but I am learning more about many topics than I ever anticipated.

I’ve lined up an internship related to taxonomy, I have been selected to be a student librarian for a temporary assignment at the public library working on digital projects and metadata, and I am presenting a segment on digital asset management for creative teams (using information from my former career in advertising) at an upcoming tech related “unconference”.

Since I started my program, I have taken each and every opportunity to reach out to different types of LIS professionals in my community. Sometimes a school assignment provides the perfect springboard to a connection – for example, interviewing a Visual Resources Manager for an Archives paper or talking to a Taxonomy Lead at a major retailer for a Vocabulary Design assignment.

Granted, it is helpful that I have an open mind about where I land and technology is my focus. However, it is just like life in general – one must take the bull by the horns and figure out how to make their passion for information translate to opportunities.

]]> Comment on Ten Tips for Building Your Career While You’re in Grad School by So You Want to be a Librarian? A Guide For Those Considering an MLS, Current Students and Library Job Seekers | Librarian by Day http://infonista.com/2010/ten-tips-for-building-your-career-while-you%e2%80%99re-in-grad-school/comment-page-1/#comment-187 So You Want to be a Librarian? A Guide For Those Considering an MLS, Current Students and Library Job Seekers | Librarian by Day Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:08:35 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=11#comment-187 [...] Ten Tips for Building Your Career While You’re in Grad School - Grad school is not only an opportunity for you to develop your LIS skills and expertise, it’s also an opportunity for you to build a professional platform that will help launch you into a career that’s rewarding both personally and financially. [...] [...] Ten Tips for Building Your Career While You’re in Grad School – Grad school is not only an opportunity for you to develop your LIS skills and expertise, it’s also an opportunity for you to build a professional platform that will help launch you into a career that’s rewarding both personally and financially. [...]

]]> Comment on What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now by So You Want to be a Librarian? A Guide For Those Considering an MLS, Current Students and Library Job Seeker | Librarian by Day http://infonista.com/2010/what-mlis-grad-schools-need-to-tell-prospective-%e2%80%93-and-current-%e2%80%93-students-now/comment-page-1/#comment-186 So You Want to be a Librarian? A Guide For Those Considering an MLS, Current Students and Library Job Seeker | Librarian by Day Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:52:58 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=217#comment-186 [...] What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now - One has only to participate in a few LIS discussion lists or online groups, hang out at a professional conference or two, or read some of the many LIS blogs and their comments to realize that the library profession is in the midst of extensive and somewhat discouraging change. [...] [...] What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now – One has only to participate in a few LIS discussion lists or online groups, hang out at a professional conference or two, or read some of the many LIS blogs and their comments to realize that the library profession is in the midst of extensive and somewhat discouraging change. [...]

]]> Comment on What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now by Alice Zents http://infonista.com/2010/what-mlis-grad-schools-need-to-tell-prospective-%e2%80%93-and-current-%e2%80%93-students-now/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Alice Zents Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:34:44 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=217#comment-185 I appreciate your frankness! I think a lot of the libraries which are closing will be reopened, though not soon, as a lot of states and municipalities are going to have to get their houses in order, budget-wise. This could take a long time, a very long time in some areas. I appreciate your frankness! I think a lot of the libraries which are closing will be reopened, though not soon, as a lot of states and municipalities are going to have to get their houses in order, budget-wise. This could take a long time, a very long time in some areas.

]]> Comment on What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now by Karen http://infonista.com/2010/what-mlis-grad-schools-need-to-tell-prospective-%e2%80%93-and-current-%e2%80%93-students-now/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Karen Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:00:03 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=217#comment-184 Very good advice. I especially like your point about taking charge of your career. You have to learn how to read between the lines in employment opportunities, and figure out how your skill set meets the criteria. Very good advice. I especially like your point about taking charge of your career. You have to learn how to read between the lines in employment opportunities, and figure out how your skill set meets the criteria.

]]> Comment on What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now by Tweets that mention Infonista | What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now -- Topsy.com http://infonista.com/2010/what-mlis-grad-schools-need-to-tell-prospective-%e2%80%93-and-current-%e2%80%93-students-now/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Tweets that mention Infonista | What MLIS Grad Schools Need to Tell Prospective – and Current – Students Now -- Topsy.com Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=217#comment-180 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by James Neal and Michael Gallagher, Katie-Rose Repp. Katie-Rose Repp said: Spot on! What I wd tell all the adorable new kids arriving this month at UNC SILS: http://ow.ly/2wf5T [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by James Neal and Michael Gallagher, Katie-Rose Repp. Katie-Rose Repp said: Spot on! What I wd tell all the adorable new kids arriving this month at UNC SILS: http://ow.ly/2wf5T [...]

]]> Comment on Creating a Blended LIS Career by Liz McLean http://infonista.com/2010/creating-a-blended-lis-career/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Liz McLean Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:22:53 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=79#comment-172 I'd love to stay in the loop on the blended, balanced career development. Will look into the Lloyd book but please keep me in your distribution on exchanging info and thoughts about this topic in with these skills. I’d love to stay in the loop on the blended, balanced career development. Will look into the Lloyd book but please keep me in your distribution on exchanging info and thoughts about this topic in with these skills.

]]> Comment on Ten Tips for Building Your Career While You’re in Grad School by Jen http://infonista.com/2010/ten-tips-for-building-your-career-while-you%e2%80%99re-in-grad-school/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Jen Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:42:47 +0000 http://infonista.com/?p=11#comment-161 Ok, I think I get it. Think in terms of making myself a resource now, in whatever small (or large) way I can. Thanks for helping me see that I may have more to give now than I thought--and that my mlis education will progressively provide even more ways to be a resource--or to convert what I know into a resource form. And some of this I can begin now. Ok, I think I get it. Think in terms of making myself a resource now, in whatever small (or large) way I can. Thanks for helping me see that I may have more to give now than I thought–and that my mlis education will progressively provide even more ways to be a resource–or to convert what I know into a resource form. And some of this I can begin now.

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